American Shield Fern vs Breiter Wurmfarn

Dryopteris intermedia compared with Dryopteris dilatata

Key Differences

• American Shield Fern is Not Evaluated while Breiter Wurmfarn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Shield Fern	Breiter Wurmfarn
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order same	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)
Family same	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Dryopteris	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris intermedia	Dryopteris dilatata

Evolutionary Relationship

American Shield Fern and Breiter Wurmfarn share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

American Shield Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Breiter Wurmfarn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Shield Fern	Breiter Wurmfarn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Shield Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

Breiter Wurmfarn

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

American Shield Fern

The American Shield Fern (Dryopteris intermedia) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Breiter Wurmfarn

The Broad Buckler Fern (Dryopteris dilatata) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States